Proposed new Curry County flood plain maps can be viewed at the Department of Building Safety in Clovis City Hall. The maps are located in the office of Louis Gordon, planning and zoning administrators. Gordon can be contacted at 763-9639. The maps can also be found at www.fema.gov.

The following books are available at: Clovis-Carver Public Library The Library maintains a collection of documents on flood management that illustrate a broad range of flood-proofing techniques, building designs to minimize damage, personal safety guidelines, emergency procedures, and structural repair methods. Most of these publications are available for checkout, and a complete list is available […]

Thompson Darren David Thompson was born July 28, 2010, to Tyla Thompson and Frank Flood, of Portales, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. He weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces. Grandparents are Denise Thompson of Portales; Shalon Thompson and Daniel and Diana Flood, of Marble Falls, Texas. Great-grandparents are Keith and Anita Carmichael of Portales.

CNJ staff The city will review flood plan revisions today at a public works committee meeting. The meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. at Clovis City Hall. “We’re done with our study,” City Engineer Justin Howalt said. “We’re at a point where we’re going to be submitting it to FEMA for our review.” The city […]

CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Friends Molly Walker, left, and Janie Balch take another photograph of themselves with help from friend Sujel Delahoz as they wait for the graduation ceremony to begin. By Liliana Castillo: CNJ staff writer The old gym at Clovis High School was a flood of Wildcat purple caps and gowns as […]

By Gabriel Monte: CNJ staff writer If the Federal Emergency Management Agency can’t do it, the city will. During Tuesday morning’s Public Works meeting City Engineer Justin Howalt said it looks like the city may be on its own to revise a FEMA floodplain map and get credit for more than 20 years and $20 […]

By Gabriel Monte: CNJ staff writer Clovis commissioners aren’t happy with a Federal Emergency Management Agency flood map that still doesn’t include flood prevention projects the city has accomplished in the last 20 years. Officials say failure to upgrade the map means businesses and homeowners are being forced to pay for unnecessary flood insurance. Clovis […]

The following books are available at the Clovis-Carver Public Library: Old Bear by Kevin Henkes was given by Dr. and Mrs. Ben Russell in memory of Lois McCready. Old bear hibernates in the winter, dreaming about his life as a cub in the outdoors in this gentle tale about the changing seasons of life. Hello, […]

With thunderstorms expected today and Saturday, the National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for areas of the Eastern Plains. Quay, Roosevelt and Curry counties, as well as other portions of north and central New Mexico lie within the area of concern, according to a morning bulletin from the National Weather Service. The […]

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THISÂ EVENING… Â THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A Â Â * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO… Â Â Â INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO Â Â Â MOUNTAINS…CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY…CHAVES COUNTY Â Â Â […]

Lightning is the MOST UNDERRATED weather hazard. On average, only floods kill more people. Lightning makes every single thunderstorm a potential killer, whether the storm produces one single bolt or ten thousand bolts.In the United States, lightning routinely kills more people each year than tornadoes and hurricanes COMBINED. Tornadoes, hail, and wind gusts get the […]

By Freedom Newspapers The American dream includes owning one’s own home. For many in New Mexico, those homes are in or near the mountains. In coastal states, it’s often beach-front property — where folks such as Cindy Armour can be lulled to sleep by the sound of waves washing ashore and awaken to the cries […]

Title: “Plant My Feet on Higher Ground” Author: Ila E. Flinn Publisher: Trafford Publishing Genre: fiction Overview: I heard many stories about the Galveston Flood when I was a child, although I then grasped none of its tragedy. I realized what an impact the storm had left with my mother and her family, so I […]

By Don McAlavy The railroad bridge at Fort Sumner is 100 years old this year. The bridge crew knew they had a big job ahead of them. One of the great floods of the Pecos River in 1903 demonstrated to the Belen cutoff railroad crew that the bridge on the Pecos would have to be […]

Steve Chapman Of all the ideas I’ve heard about what to do with New Orleans, the best one came from former Rep. Tim Roemer, D-Ind., who said we should “put somebody like former President Jimmy Carter in charge of rebuilding New Orleans.” As president, Carter distinguished himself by failing to free the hostages in Iran, […]

Bobby Jimenez bales water away from his home Wednesday evening south of the intersection of Curry Road 7 and H. (Staff photo: Eric Kluth) By Mike Linn: CNJ news editor At the edge of what became a 30-acre swamp southeast of Clovis, Troy Johnson waded through his sunken living room where a pair of boots […]

Inmates at the Roosevelt County Detention Center can work off jail time by cleaning and pulling weeds on state and county roads. Freedom Newspapers file photo By Ryan Lengerich: CNJ staff writer A Curry County commissioner is pitching an idea to clean up county roads and deter criminal behavior. Commissioner Tim Ashley told the board […]

How to Draw New Mexico’s Sights and Symbols by Aileen Weintraub was given by Phil and Barbara Casey in memory of Bill Naggs. This informative and entertaining book combines interesting facts about the Land of Enchantment with step-by-step instructions on drawing the State seal, yucca, roadrunner, capitol building, and much more. Math for All Seasons […]

By Darrell Todd Maurina Despite a small stream flood warning from the National Weather Service, officials in Quay, De Baca and Curry counties said Wednesday’s rain didn’t do any damage. In fact, Fort Sumner’s 1.06 inches of rain was good for De Baca county, according to county emergency management coordinator Allen Sparks. “The Alamogordo Creek […]